The new kit of the American War of 1812 privateer Grecian is one of the latest kits being produced by Vanguard Models of England. The Grecian was a Baltimore Clipper schooner built in Baltimore by Thomas Kemp in 1813. For those interested, Howard Chapelle describes her in his book The Baltimore Clipper, It’s Origin and Development.

The Vanguard Models kit depicts the ship after her capture by the British in 1814 and taken into service as HMS Grecian. Chapelle, in his book, includes some description of how she may have appeared as a privateer in American service. Ω